 Prosperity is the blessing of the Old Testament, adversity is the blessing of the New, which carrieth the greater benediction, and the clearer revelation of God's favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as...  The Retrospective Review - Page 1421821Full view - About this book
 | 1858 - 878 pages
...David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost has laboured more in describing the afflictions of Job,...and adversity is not without comforts and hopes." All heathen religions, it has been often observed, have associated themselves with outward and material... | |
 | John Baillie - Missions - 1858 - 424 pages
...you listen to David's harp," says Bacon, in one of his essays, " you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon." Judson was now learning experimentally the same truth. " I have thought of late," he writes, " that... | |
 | Francis Bacon - Philosophy - 1858 - 792 pages
...favour. Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Salomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is not without comforts... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1858 - 790 pages
...Yet even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear аз many hearse-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost...describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Salomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes ; and Adversity is not without comforts... | |
 | 1858 - 930 pages
...the Old Testament, if 30 SHOET PAPERS. you listen to David's harp, yon shall hear as many hearse-like airs as carols; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in describing the afflction of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes;... | |
 | 1858 - 798 pages
...favour. Tet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many heaven-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more, to speak it reverently, in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity,"... | |
 | Ireland - 1858 - 770 pages
...favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many heaven-like airs as carols ; and the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more, to speak it reverently, in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity,'... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 780 pages
...favour. Yet, even in the Old Testament, if you listen to David's harp you shall hear as many hearselike |/ mure in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. Prosperity is -not without... | |
 | William Carus Wilson - Theology - 1859 - 230 pages
...prosperity of Boaz. In others deep shade prevails; as in the history of Job. Lord Bacon has remarked, that " the pencil of the Holy Ghost hath laboured more in...afflictions of Job, than the felicities of Solomon." solitary in their woe. Through the jealousy and harshness of Sarai, her poor maid, Hagar, the Egyptian,... | |
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